Communities and Coastal Zone Management

Citation

(2011), "Communities and Coastal Zone Management", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 22 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2011.08322eaa.009

Communities and Coastal Zone Management

Communities and Coastal Zone Management

Article Type: Books and resources From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 22, Issue 5

Edited by Rajib Shaw and Ramasamy R. KrishnamurthyResearch Publishing ServicesSingaporeDecember 2010ISBN 9789810821418356 pp.€59.00

This book brings several important findings of the collaborative research by Kyoto University and University of Madras addressing some of the urgent research issues in the coastal zone management, with emphasis to community participation and risk communication. The research questions include:

1. 1.

   How to enhance linkage of environment and disaster management through appropriate community based coastal zone management?

2. 2.

   How to enhance community risk perception, and communicate it for effective actions for future tsunami disasters?

The relationship between human and environment is most pronounced in areas of human dependence on access to natural resources. Environmental resources are a critical part of the livelihoods of many people. Disaster management has its direct connotation to human environment. In the coastal areas, the disaster issues are very much related to the environmental degradation. The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 has caused unprecedented damages to the local communities, destroying their lives and livelihoods. This disaster event affect the poor people the most by affecting their lives, properties and livelihoods, and also affect the natural and built environment. Therefore, by creating disaster resilient communities, it is possible to enhance environmental protection.